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The cake smash!

Quite possible, my favorite kind of session, aside maybe newborns (they are sooooo lovely, just so tiny, and precious - I love them!)

Cake smash sessions are a great way to mark a child's first birthday, as it gives a set of memories, that are priceless! They're also great fun too!

So, what is a cake smash, well, in a nutshell, think of them as Baby Vs. Cake!

No, we're not mad, they're cool! Seriously, these things rock!

Recently, we have taken a few things on board, and have changed a couple of things about our business, and the cake smash was one of the things we've changed.

The cake we used previously, was iced. This was proving difficult for some children to get through to the cake, and to be honest, we didn't think it was messy enough (yes, that's right, we're complaining as it was too clean!).
So we've changed to a Giant Cupcake, that can be made pink or blue, and as it's no longer iced, but frosted, then it makes a much bigger mess!

Don't worry about the mess, as we use a big white vinyl sheet that covers the floor, and this catches most of the mess!

So, when we met with this client, and we discussed the cake smash with them, they booked.

The arrangements were made for the cake (These cakes are made fresh, by hand by a local baker).

On the day of the session, we had a quick discussed with the client when we arrived, the equipment was setup (We use a completely mobile studio, so we use a Studio background, and real studio lights to ensure the best, studio quality photos can be captured in your own home), and we were ready to go!

And, the destruction began!

Now, usually, things can take a few minutes to get started, and for things to get messy. And, this session was the same.

This little girl for a while seemed more interested in the butterflies that were on the top of the cupcake, than the actual cake itself.

One by one, she picked them off.

Examined them.

Tasted them.

Then....Omm nom nom...

Gone!..

Once she realised that she was allowed to eat the rest of the cake, then things got a whole lot messier!

She seemed to really enjoy making a mess with the cake, and that's the idea! The messier, the better!

Obviously, there is some clean up to do after a session like this, but the client was more than happy to help with this.

Now, this session was a little different, as it was not only this little ones birthday, but she also shared her birthday with her older sister too (what are the chances of that eh?)

So, we arranged to go back a few days later, and get some photo of her older sister too, not a cake smash, as she is 16, and we wasn't sure she'd be up for a cake smash!

Sadly, the day of the session she was ill, so we postponed until just a few days ago (luckily, we always keep some flexibility in the diary, just in case!)

So, we went back to capture photos of the two of them together, and some individual photos too.

Again, after a discussion with the client to work out what she was looking for from the session, we began the session.